The Disappearing Weapon Search Case
| Episode 135 (Int. Episode {{{int-episode}}}) | |
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| Title: | The Disappearing Weapon Case |
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| Original airdate: | February 22, 1999 |
| Season: | 6 |
| Cast: | Conan Edogawa Ai Haibara Inspector Megure |
| Case solved by: | Conan Edogawa |
| Prev episode: | « Magic Lover's Murder Case |
| Next episode: | The Old Blue Castle Investigation Case » |
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Contents
Characters
- Conan Edogawa
- Inspector Megure
- Wataru Takagi
- Kojima Genta
- Ai Haibara
- Tsuburaya Mitsuhiko
- Ayumi Yoshida
Plot
The Detective Boys are walking to a beauty salon, because Ayumi wants to get a haircut from her favorite hairdresser. However, they see the hairdresser arguing with the owner of the salon, because Ayumi's hairdresser wants to leave the salon for a different one. The hairdresser tells Ayumi that even though she is leaving the salon, that she can still get her hair done anytime she wants.
The next Saturday, the Detective Boys go to the hairdresser's apartment, but find the hairdresser has been murdered. She had been strangled, and a piece of blue plastic was found in her fingernail. Also, two pieces of dry cleaning were found, and one of the pieces of dry cleaning was missing its wire hanger. Takagi and Megure visit the apartment to investigate. The owner of the salon is invited to identify the body. Conan notices her looking suspicious, and contiously eyeing the garbage. He also notices she has a large bandage on her hand. Conan deduces that the missing coat hanger is the murder weapon. Megure and Conan both also believe that the owner of the salon is the murderer.
Resolution
Takagi, Megure, and the police force are all told by Conan to look at the garbage bags. However, no murder weapon is found in any of the garbage bags. Later, the Detective Boys are walking along, and find some crows. The Detective Boys realize that crows often look through garbage to find things for their nest, including wire hangers. After a heavy amount of searching, Conan discovers a nest with the specific wire on it, and notifies Inspector Megure.
Takagi, Megure, and the Detective Boys all confront the salon owner, who finally admits to the murder. She received the cut on her arm after the hairdresses threw it at her, frustrated from the owner constantly asking her to come back. The owner had then strangled her to death with the coat hanger, the piece of plastic under the hairdresser's nail being from her trying to remove the coat hanger.
